שענקען

Yiddish

verb

Definitions

to give as a gift, grant

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German scenken (water, give drink to, pur in) inherited from Proto-Germanic *skankijaną (pour, serve drinks, tilt, serve pour drinks, pour in).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*skankijaną

Gloss

pour, serve drinks, tilt, serve pour drinks, pour in

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*(s)keng- Proto-Indo-European
*skankijaną Proto-Germanic
scencan Old English
skekkja Old Norse
skenkja Old Norse
scenken Old High German
schenken Middle High German
*skankijan gmw-pro
skenken Old Dutch
schenken Middle Low German
skenkian Old Saxon
*skankijō Frankish
*skankjō Frankish